First Annual

[Nstarbf]

Going in for my first annual..  fingers crossed and breath held that nothing major comes out of it.

 

 

[cliffy]

Good luck- who's doing it?

[Nstarbf]

local on field a&p.  he's been doing the maintenance on the plane for a few years.

[gsxrpilot]

3 hours ago, Nstarbf said:

local on field a&p.  he's been doing the maintenance on the plane for a few years.

Then it should be cheap, or at least no surprises.... 

My research and experience tells me that the best plan for a reasonable annual is to have the same shop to the annual as has been doing the maintenance for the last year. 

If you're thinking of changing shops, do so after the annual is complete. Give the new shop a full year of little maintenance items, oil changes, and nothing that grounds the airplane. Then when it's time for the annual, it should be as expected. 

You get into trouble when the first time a shop sees the plane, is when it's in for annual.

[Nstarbf]

I've already had some maintenance items that have been done.  Since i bought the plane this past February I've had to swap out the oil cooler and have the generator rebuilt.  Have done a little maintenance between annuals.

 

[daytonabch04]

9 hours ago, gsxrpilot said:

Then it should be cheap, or at least no surprises.... 

My research and experience tells me that the best plan for a reasonable annual is to have the same shop to the annual as has been doing the maintenance for the last year. 

If you're thinking of changing shops, do so after the annual is complete. Give the new shop a full year of little maintenance items, oil changes, and nothing that grounds the airplane. Then when it's time for the annual, it should be as expected. 

You get into trouble when the first time a shop sees the plane, is when it's in for annual.

Agreed with this...atleast a shop that has seen your plane one or twice at a minimum for an oil change, small mx items, etc.

Mine is in for its first annual as well, so I know the waiting and scared approach...

[Yetti]

As my IA said "All you pilots say nothing is wrong with the plane"   I responded with "I am paying you to find problems with the plane"